Beat Apathy

Apathy is "the lack of care or concern." According to some professors at a college I recently visited, apathy is destroying our youth. These same professors said that they fight apathy daily with a bunch of unmotivated individuals.

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By ERIN PENNINGTON

The Carmi Times - Carmi, IL

By ERIN PENNINGTON

Posted Mar. 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Updated Mar 1, 2013 at 4:33 PM

By ERIN PENNINGTON

Posted Mar. 1, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Updated Mar 1, 2013 at 4:33 PM

Apathy is "the lack of care or concern." According to some professors at a college I recently visited, apathy is destroying our youth. These same professors said that they fight apathy daily with a bunch of unmotivated individuals.

It's sad to think that someone in their twenties is already apathetic. When I was in my twenties I was "on fire" for life! I couldn't wait to get on with living. Every day was an adventure. Being a mother at 23 just spurred me on to success. I knew that I had to make it for both of us and I also knew that with a lot of hard work, I could be, and would be, successful.

My only advice for beating apathy is find something you are interested in and set a goal. For me, my daily goals vary. It depends on what is on my agenda for that day, but you can be rest assured that I am up to something. I love to lift weights, mainly because it keeps me from getting bored with myself. Every day that I am at the gym I have a goal to beat my last visit there. I am either going to lift more, run faster, farther, burn more calories, or try a new workout, but I have a goal.

Help your child see that every step forward is a goal achieved. We live in a "now" society, where we are spoiled by immediate gratification. However, some of the greatest achievements in life take time. If you become apathetic you burn out before you reach your true potential. I once read a quote that said every moment in time is a stepping stone to the next moment. In other words, do the best that you can today, to get you where you want to be tomorrow.

Do not become apathetic. Fill your time with passionate goals you set for yourself and you may just find that life is worth living after all.